Two Boys Kissing

<b><i>"You have to read this." </i></b>--<b>Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of <i>Eleanor & Park</i> <p> In his follow-up to tthe <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i> Every Day, </i> andDavid Levithan, coauthor of bestsellers <i>Will Grayson, Will Grayson </i>(with John Green) and<i> Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist</i> (with Rachel Cohn)<i>, </i> crafts a novel that the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> calls "open, frank, and ultimately optimistic."</b> <p> Based on true events--and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS--<i>Two Boys Kissing</i> follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging. <p> Named to the National Book Award Longlist <br> A Lambda Literary Award Winner<br> A Stonewall Honor Book <p> "An intriguing, complex narrative with an unusual point of view... and] a quality of retrospection that is rare (and refreshing) in YA literature." --<i>The Washington Post</i>